Latvia vs Singapore - Cost of Living Comparison

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Latvia Singapore
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1157
$3098
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2918
$7055
🏠 One person rent
$540
$2099
🏘️ Family rent
$902
$3777
🍽️ Food expenses
$431
$567
🚐 Transport expenses
$68.5
$279
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$1392
$4275
💸 GDP per capita
$23409
$90674
😃 Human freedom index
8.51
7.73
❤️ Life expectancy
75.7
82.9
👮 Corruption perceptions index
60
84
🌐 English speaking %
45.9%
74.2%
🎓 Higher education
72
96
😀 Quality of life
75
95
🏙️ Population
1.87M
6.04M

The average cost of living in Latvia ($1157) is 63% less expensive than in Singapore ($3098). Latvia ranked 72nd vs 4th for Singapore in the list of the most expensive countries in the world.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.2 months in Latvia compared to 1.4 months in Singapore. Ranked 42nd and 5th best countries to live in the world.

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Prices in Latvia vs Singapore

We calculate prices for Latvia and Singapore as a population-weighted mean of 10 and 2 cities, respectively. Since large cities tend to have a higher cost of living, it's better to visit specific city pages below for more relevant information.

Latvia Singapore
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$13.1
$10.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$56.1
$54.7
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$8.69
$7.79
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.18
$8.25
 Cappuccino
$3.59
$5.19
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$1.64
$1.84
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$485
$2573
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$332
$1819
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$914
$5215
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$643
$3448
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$158
$102
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$242
$157
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$19.2
$27.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
4.27%
2.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2560
$23778
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1757
$7316
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.51
$1.57
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.9
$94.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$10.5
$15.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.91
$2.36
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.32
$2.99
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.44
$2.27
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.25
$2.35
🥚 Eggs, x12
$3.55
$3.65
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.7
$22.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.14
$10.7
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.5
$26
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.04
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.87
$3.16
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.48
$4.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.43
$2.47
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.04
$2.45
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1
$2.28
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.62
$0.97
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.81
$2.01
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.36
$29.1
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.87
$4.55
🚬 Cigarette pack
$6.39
$13.6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$9.22
$11.6
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$5.58
$10.3
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.25
$2.76
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$3.2
$4.28
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.3
$109
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$10.4
$11.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$50.2
$45.8
💇 Haircut, simple
$15.1
$28.1
👖 Brand Jeans
$71.2
$78.9
👟 Brand Sneakers
$84.7
$113
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$580
$1436
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$17677
$26998

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Cities Comparison in Latvia vs Singapore

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Cost of Living in Popular cities

In Latvia

City Cost of living Population
Riga
$1254
595K
Daugavpils
$938
78.1K
Jelgava
$893
54.8K
Liepaja
$1040
67.4K
Jurmala
$1374
52K
Ventspils
$932
32.7K
Valmiera
$938
22.8K
Rezekne
$835
26.4K
Jekabpils
$895
21K
Ogre
$1000
22.8K

In Singapore

City Cost of living Population
Singapore City
$3105
5.87M
Bukit Merah
$2823
152K